The thing with all these pedals is.... you have to play the pedal, via the guitar. If you just play your usual licks, with your usual timing, chances are these pedals will sound terrible. However, if you use your ears and react to the pedal, you’ll start getting somewhere. The point of these, to me, is not to replicate decent synths. It is to enable guitarists to create sounds you can’t create using traditional effects - for the most part. I like them.
This is so true. Also if you develop certain skills and techniques to a high enough degree on guitar, you’ll be able to play some synth/ keyboard licks with just a wide ranging overdrive pedal and maybe a good EQ or octave pedal. A good idea as well is to take lessons from a teacher who can show. you “key/synth” think as opposed to guitar “think”. There are great pedals out there but most guitarists just play guitar stuff thru them, not realizing why certain settings on the pedal sound practically useless. Although obviously not every sound on a “guitar”.synth will be useable.
I Agree-. So Negative and Close-Minded. So UnFair to the companies who have worked hard to Create these pedals. I "RARELY (if ever) WATCH" - this channel. If not for Danish Pete & Rebea . . . (who are fantastic) = Andertons would Not Exist for me. They are: Not on the Same Planet as: That Pedal Show !!!
Cap Lee, you can be soooooo narrow minded! This channel needs a more experimental guitarist on sometimes... Kudos to Pete for his determination to make sense of the pedals.
The Enzo is amazing. It also highlights the difference between a musician and a salesman trying out a new instrument. The musician will find a way to make music.
It makes some killer sounds for sure, but the problem I have with it is that tracking. Its good but not great. Some settings are better than others. But I know others have the same issue.
Thank you Alberto. Note: Price is not 370 quid. It's listed on the website as £317. Appreciate Pete for his open-minded vibe by saying the Enzo is an "inspirational tool." Why only sail at sea, when you could Captain a starship.
A bit of constructive criticism her. These three pedals sound amazing and can be amazing tools for songwriting, layering when recording, or amazing effects to fatten up a live band sound. And it was kind of bothersome to watch this video when Lee was so unmotivated about this demo. I was really interested in these pedals, but this demo didn't really give them any justice. You guys usually have A+ videos, hope to see a new video of these pedals! 😉
Yes, I feel about Lee, how Lee feels about synth pedals. I'm sure he'll suddenly like them when he reads John Mayer uses one and pretend he liked them all along
Lee does that from time to time, he comes in with a pre-formed opinion about something and won't really sway much from it during the demo, and as you say, the lack of enthusiasm does show. We do come here to see his, and the Anderton team's, opinion on these devices though, and if Lee isn't really into it then that's okay, these pedals aren't for everyone... and if we want the opinion of someone a bit more knowledgeable and experienced with synth pedals then we can check out some other reviews.
I found the ending to be particularly jarring. The amount of effort that goes into making a pedal that sounds unique must be staggering. To have someone who doesn't understand them at all to just throw them on the floor comes across as incredibly disrespectful and rude. As said in some of these comments, usually enjoy the Andertons videos but this was disappointing.
How many subtle flavors of distortion recapturing classic toanz do we need? The fact that the Enzo upset the Cap’n proves something is going on with that device that changes something in the relation between player and instrument.
Wow. For someone who avoids using the word "cheap" in lieu of "affordable", Lee got pretty damn disrespectful in this. Just give him his tube screamer shaped bottle and put him to nap, jeez.
wow, if the video itself is jaded, cynical, snarky and disrespectful--- what are we, the humble comment trolls, supposed to add? what a bummer of a video. stick to the overdrives and shredder licks.
Lee needs to open his mind a little. While I love the raw sound of a great guitar and amp as much as the next guy I thought some of those parts with the Enzo sounded incredible! It would make a great tool for ambient intros and moody sections in live performances. I have to say that I found Lee's inability to enjoy the audio possibilities of this kit really annoying and it spoiled what what should have been a really great video. Well done to Pete for trying.
Thank god for Rob, Pete and TH-camrs suggesting video ideas. I'm sure if Lee had his way, every review would be a Strat into a Blues Junior with this months new OD pedal, oh and of course a bit of reverb. Love this channel, but jeez, every time something contemporary or new comes up he turns into luddite Lee. #ludditelee
This is probably the worst Andertons video I've seen. Honestly, find someone who actually gets the point of the product to sit beside Pete next time. And throwing them on the floor at the end?? Jeez.
We’re all impressed with your justified snobbery, since you know tons more about music theory than anyone else happening onto here, being the subworms which we are compared to you. We will deferentially try our best to feel inferior and be ashamed of ourselves. But while we’re undergoing the process of arriving there, we’ll be having a blast, enjoying the advanced gear which is improving constantly, while you’re occupying your glum, lonely place far above us all upon God’s Throne. But we will be dutififul to keep in mind that Robert Johnson and Leadbelly were developing the blues form during the 40s, which wouldn’t have been possible without their banks of Moog synthesizers, and Eventide rack processors.
@@luisliberty8293Isn’t it time to have your man-bun conditioned, and the tiny rubber bands changed out while they’re changing your beard oil, and then have a fresh set of rubber bands installed?
This is like watching someone hammer in a nail with a screw driver. Or spreading butter with a plate. Or catching fish with a basketball. Or painting a portrait with a wheelbarrow. Or milking a cow with a television. Or two really narrow-minded guitarists who don't have an ounce of creativity in them playing cool pedals. Not so much Pete.
It's funny how many proficient guitarists are completely unmusical. It's one thing to be content constantly chugging out Zeppelin and AC/DC riffs, but when you can't wrap your head around creativity, exploration, experimentation, or any other genres of music besides hard rock then you really need to take a good hard look at yourself and figure out what went wrong.
Jeremiah Duggan, I own the Enzo and when you label the secondary functions it’s amazing tool. It’s for real an instrument on into own. It’s does have a learning curve. Super fun! It’s going to be with me a long time. Cheers.
Hey you still feel the same about your enzo I've really been trigger happy on one but I'm tryin to be patient but I love ambient and instrumental music is dad best
Really? I don't know my cars, but doesn't the fact that they called the pedal "Enzo" lead you anywhere else? Or are 22 other people really whacked out by your subtle joke?
@@williamcampbell7387 Actually not joking, take a look at the picture and the marketing material on their website, it's straight up a '71 riviera. Really strange they allude to Enzo Ferrari and use a big american boat of a car for the pictures. I actually did a bit of research to find the actual year, based on the revisions of the front bumper.
I yield to your superior knowledge. I recall seeing the Riviera for the first time at one of my Little League games back in the '60's. Loved its look, especially the louvered head lights (which as I recall swung away). One has to wonder at the name/photo choice.
Enzo owner here. Changed my perspective completely. You really have to accept that the pedal becomes the instrument, you’re just using the guitar to tell it what notes to play. If you go in to it knowing that, it’s easier to accept these synth pedals as what they are... synths.
Funny, I far preferred the EHX to the Keeley for exactly the same reasons Pete *didn’t* . The EHX sounds like a proper synthesizer, whereas the Keeley sounds more like a farty, glitchy fuzz pedal with a dying battery!
Pedals like these are great for opening up creativity and exploring new ideas, they aren't for every song or all the time. I had a EH Ravish Sitar pedal for a while and only used it now and then, but when I did it was a real change and made me think differently about playing. I would definitely add a pedal like these again just so I can have a freak out now and then. Also, I did think it was pretty disrespectful to tip the pedals on the floor like that at the end, these are made by small companies who put their heart and soul into them. That was unnecessary.
You've usually gotta play on the rhythm pickup when using synth pedals. He was using the lead pickup which will tend to make the synth not track as well and make that glitch sound.
Kurt Rosenwinkel's regular guitar sound is one of the best synthlike guitar sounds I've heard. Basically just uses a compressor and an EHX octave pedal (it's either the POG or HOG, think he's used both). Makes his guitar sound somewhere between a synth and a woodwind.
Totally second this. Jazz guitarists following that path have become the norm I think, and tbh those are the processed sounds I like the most. Kurt's attack-less sound is great, I'd love to see more pedal demos diving into jazz/fusion territories
Vanguard448 he used to play around the corner from where we are in a now closed jazz club. Along with closed guitar stores and Tower Records, Borders, FYE there’s nothing left!!! Major city. Parking lots, Apt’s, restaurants and pharmacies. #bigcitybecameboring.
It was hard to watch Cappie make those faces in response to the arpeggios of the Enzo. His overtly harsh negative response seems to say, “effects devices should not change the way you approach guitar playing and if they do, they are out of line.”
I don’t know how you did it man but to me the Enzo was one of the pedals That seemed coolest to me until I started playing it and reAlized how terrible their execution was.
For everyone a little disappointed in this demo... Try watching Stefans from "The pedal Zone" demo on the Enzo. It's truly an amazing pedal. To try and demo it the first time you try it, is a little silly.
@@patrickfitzgerald2861 Very true... And I do :) But I think he could have made some pretty cool sounds, if he had just played arround with it a few hours before demoing it. It has a learning curve, like all the Meris products.
I liked the sound of the Enzo pedal. I do wish Lee wasn't so visibly annoyed, though. Would have rather seen Rob in his place, or someone else, even. First time I thought that, too.
Yeah so the tracking isn't perfect, and you can't play chords or fast stuff, but just because you can't play pentatonic blues on something doesn't mean it's not useful to a working guitarist. This type of pedal is so awesome for one guitarist to use to play the lead line or horn lick of a pop song while your keys player plays a pad. It's a shame Lee doesn't get it.
Why they play the same blues lick? I love blues, but guitar is more than that, and music much more. Can you be more creative playing something different? I appreciate all these reviews, but i think you are out of the reach of these pedals. Hendrix created something for a lot of people to replicate, he was the artist the rest is just an imitation. that is why he is in history and we are behind the screen. Sorry i did not like this one.
There's ONE great synth pedal. The Boss SY300 is polyphonic and endlessly tweakable. You guys were kinda sniffy about it when it came out. For any traditional, dull blues/shred/hard rock merchant these pedals make NO sense. Try getting a real, committed experimental/electronica guitarist on the channel to demonstrate such things, or just leave it to Knobs.
IMO the Enzo is pretty awesome considering it's half the price of the Boss. And when it comes to synth pedals, Lee's beverage of choice is definitely Haterade Maxx.
It's the only pedal I use (no amp), even for standard guitar sounds, as it has about 20 different overdrive/distortion models in it. Along with some filter and EQ modules, you can get almost every standard guitar sound out it. But I kinda understand why people find it hard to use. You got to know some signal processing to handle it.
I don't think Lee should be allowed to do any more demos/reviews of synth pedals. Side note: I'll take a heavy discount on that scratch & dent Enzo that you guys clearly don't want anyways.
Everyone should appreciate the excellent preparation and research that the team at Anderson’s do. You’ll never see them pouring over the manual for the first time during a video trying to figure out what a pedal does 😂
I love the Captain, but come on. It took him like ten years to start to like fuzz pedals because they were just too much. He can't handle more than Level, Drive, and Tone. You have to treat synth pedals like their own instrument
I'm relying on memories from the 90s but doesn't the neck pick up give the best tracking results? Happy to be corrected as I just found the wave synth in my Katana.
Thanks for the tip! Somehow I overlooked this, even though I have a BitCommander and a Synth-1. The tracking on the Katana FX is surprisingly good too.
One of the coolest video's in ages. New idea for a series: Pete's weird pedal trips and a lot of smoke and weird lighting. Could watch that for hours 😀
Damn, I'd love to hear anybody who actually understands what the basic synth settings of "attack" and "filter" are try these out with Pete instead. So much potential just lost in the breeze.
I really enjoyed this, definitely not the sort of pedals to just switch on and get an instant sound out of, but with a drum machine and a looper y I u could have all kinds of fun
These are not supposed to be used like a normal pedal. They are intended to vastly alter what your guitar does.so playing normal licks and saying they are useless is doing both the pedal and yourself a disservice.
I have the SYnth and the enzo and. they are incredible versatile, not just to fool around like these guys but creating very complex textures, specially the Enzo accepting MIDI and have so many presets and ways of control it
These are all interesting. The Synth-1 clearly has some insane fuzz tones hiding in there & the Enzo is basically the pedal I've been waiting for all my life. As a guitarist & a synth player, I'd say go into it knowing that one is not the other; you wouldn't want to hear a synth player rip a blues riff on a keyboard.
As a guy who actually uses some of these pedals… I will say it depends on how you use them it’s almost like another instrument but if you dive into it long enough, it will inspire you to of make things that you wouldn’t consider doing. That being said, if you’re an old school person who just likes plugging right into an amp. Might not be for you
I honestly started this video feeling like Lee at the end of the video and ended it feeling like Pete, I genuinely wish the Enzo was a bit more affordable, closer to £200 maybe, so I could justify owning one. It would not exactly be my most used pedal but damn I'm getting excited at some of the sounds coming out of it and it's the kind of thing you could just play with when feeling uninspired to come up with a new song.
I bet Pete could pull off the Lucky Man solo on that Moogy one given a little practice. Who doesn’t want a Moog ladder filter in a guitar pedal that tracks decently? The Meris pedal is a monster as well. Cap needs to go spend some time in the Synth Dept of his own damn store and learn something instead of acting like a smartass.
I bought the Roland GR55 Synth 4 years ago. I find I get it out about twice a year, spend more time flicking through all the sounds than actually playing it. If your in a covers band without a keyboard player it could earn its keep I suppose ;0p
The thing with all these pedals is.... you have to play the pedal, via the guitar. If you just play your usual licks, with your usual timing, chances are these pedals will sound terrible. However, if you use your ears and react to the pedal, you’ll start getting somewhere. The point of these, to me, is not to replicate decent synths. It is to enable guitarists to create sounds you can’t create using traditional effects - for the most part.
I like them.
This is so true. Also if you develop certain skills and techniques to a high enough degree on guitar, you’ll be able to play some synth/ keyboard licks with just a wide ranging overdrive pedal and maybe a good EQ or octave pedal. A good idea as well is to take lessons from a teacher who can show. you “key/synth” think as opposed to guitar “think”. There are great pedals out there but most guitarists just play guitar stuff thru them, not realizing why certain settings on the pedal sound practically useless. Although obviously not every sound on a “guitar”.synth will be useable.
Well put
sound engine on all these pedals is digital kareoke accompaniment yuck
These two don't want to be musicians. They want to be comedians. And they should go for it. They crack themselves up. MERIS ENZO is amazing.
I’ve been playing the ENZO through the Strymon Nightsky… pure guitar heresy 🤣🤣🤣 I just love It. Saludos de Ciudad De México!!
Why does the Cap even bother. Get someone who’ll appreciate them for what they are.
I Agree-. So Negative and Close-Minded. So UnFair to the companies who have worked hard to Create these pedals. I "RARELY (if ever) WATCH" - this channel. If not for Danish Pete & Rebea . . . (who are fantastic) = Andertons would Not Exist for me. They are: Not on the Same Planet as: That Pedal Show !!!
Cap Lee, you can be soooooo narrow minded! This channel needs a more experimental guitarist on sometimes... Kudos to Pete for his determination to make sense of the pedals.
nah it was funny.
The guy from the pedal zone!
@@sebastianmurillo9205 Stefan just knows how to let the pedals play to their strengths.
interruptor Anne Sulowiki >.>
I mean one of these with a looper pedal and maybe a drum pedal/machine and youre making some great beats I think
That was difficult to watch, can we have a redo as I'm actually interested in these pedals
The Enzo is amazing. It also highlights the difference between a musician and a salesman trying out a new instrument. The musician will find a way to make music.
right?? the amount of sounds is makes, and so interesting as well
It makes some killer sounds for sure, but the problem I have with it is that tracking. Its good but not great. Some settings are better than others. But I know others have the same issue.
Thank you Alberto. Note: Price is not 370 quid. It's listed on the website as £317. Appreciate Pete for his open-minded vibe by saying the Enzo is an "inspirational tool." Why only sail at sea, when you could Captain a starship.
@@MerisUs Best answer here yet!
@@MerisUs Anderton's has some slightly bent demos for a reduced price.
A bit of constructive criticism her. These three pedals sound amazing and can be amazing tools for songwriting, layering when recording, or amazing effects to fatten up a live band sound. And it was kind of bothersome to watch this video when Lee was so unmotivated about this demo. I was really interested in these pedals, but this demo didn't really give them any justice.
You guys usually have A+ videos, hope to see a new video of these pedals! 😉
Yes, I feel about Lee, how Lee feels about synth pedals. I'm sure he'll suddenly like them when he reads John Mayer uses one and pretend he liked them all along
Yeah, I'm not knocking Lee, these aren't for everybody. They should've brought somebody like Ariel or Rabea to sit beside Pete
Lee does that from time to time, he comes in with a pre-formed opinion about something and won't really sway much from it during the demo, and as you say, the lack of enthusiasm does show. We do come here to see his, and the Anderton team's, opinion on these devices though, and if Lee isn't really into it then that's okay, these pedals aren't for everyone... and if we want the opinion of someone a bit more knowledgeable and experienced with synth pedals then we can check out some other reviews.
I found the ending to be particularly jarring. The amount of effort that goes into making a pedal that sounds unique must be staggering. To have someone who doesn't understand them at all to just throw them on the floor comes across as incredibly disrespectful and rude. As said in some of these comments, usually enjoy the Andertons videos but this was disappointing.
I like it when he's honestly not that into something he's trying to sell. You know it's his honest opinion.
This needs an extended jam with Pete on these pedals and Rabea with his ambient setup going nuts for an hour.
Great idea!
Do it now!
Where can I find Bea's ambient setup?
Oh man, my body is ready.
Bring it on!
Djent ASMR
Well, it's no doubt far more interesting than the series of 1 000 000 crunch and disto pedals we saw the past years...
grts
K
I agree.
And no "shredding" for a change...
How many subtle flavors of distortion recapturing classic toanz do we need? The fact that the Enzo upset the Cap’n proves something is going on with that device that changes something in the relation between player and instrument.
Exactly right!
And no mention of boring dad blues white men
I think Lee had an existential crisis whilst doing this review
Mihin Perera captain over board!
Wow. For someone who avoids using the word "cheap" in lieu of "affordable", Lee got pretty damn disrespectful in this.
Just give him his tube screamer shaped bottle and put him to nap, jeez.
wow, if the video itself is jaded, cynical, snarky and disrespectful--- what are we, the humble comment trolls, supposed to add? what a bummer of a video. stick to the overdrives and shredder licks.
Lee needs to open his mind a little. While I love the raw sound of a great guitar and amp as much as the next guy I thought some of those parts with the Enzo sounded incredible! It would make a great tool for ambient intros and moody sections in live performances.
I have to say that I found Lee's inability to enjoy the audio possibilities of this kit really annoying and it spoiled what what should have been a really great video. Well done to Pete for trying.
Yeah blues licks don't need a synth sound.
Agreed, a player must step out of the box to benefit from a synth pedal
The future is now, old man.
Now is actually the present
As we are reading it, his future is already passed.
I, for one, think electronic music could use a touch of blues.
Pete convinced me to buy an Enzo. Lee convinced me to buy it anywhere but Anderton’s. 👍
Me too, man.
The frustrating part of this video was Lee. I have never been interested in Synth pedals but Pete just made me want all three.
Thank god for Rob, Pete and TH-camrs suggesting video ideas. I'm sure if Lee had his way, every review would be a Strat into a Blues Junior with this months new OD pedal, oh and of course a bit of reverb. Love this channel, but jeez, every time something contemporary or new comes up he turns into luddite Lee. #ludditelee
This is probably the worst Andertons video I've seen. Honestly, find someone who actually gets the point of the product to sit beside Pete next time. And throwing them on the floor at the end?? Jeez.
poorly played blues riffs might not be the best way to try out the pedals lads
They do this when they review high gain distortion pedals. Copy and paste blues licks. Yawn.
We’re all impressed with your justified snobbery, since you know tons more about music theory than anyone else happening onto here, being the subworms which we are compared to you. We will deferentially try our best to feel inferior and be ashamed of ourselves. But while we’re undergoing the process of arriving there, we’ll be having a blast, enjoying the advanced gear which is improving constantly, while you’re occupying your glum, lonely place far above us all upon God’s Throne. But we will be dutififul to keep in mind that Robert Johnson and Leadbelly were developing the blues form during the 40s, which wouldn’t have been possible without their banks of Moog synthesizers, and Eventide rack processors.
@@luisliberty8293Isn’t it time to have your man-bun conditioned, and the tiny rubber bands changed out while they’re changing your beard oil, and then have a fresh set of rubber bands installed?
@@gwugluudusing sarcasm to mask your insecurities…. Nice! 👍
7:30 The way Pete raised his hand like a dj made my day
This is like watching someone hammer in a nail with a screw driver. Or spreading butter with a plate. Or catching fish with a basketball. Or painting a portrait with a wheelbarrow. Or milking a cow with a television. Or two really narrow-minded guitarists who don't have an ounce of creativity in them playing cool pedals. Not so much Pete.
😂that’s like chips and no 🐠
It's funny how many proficient guitarists are completely unmusical. It's one thing to be content constantly chugging out Zeppelin and AC/DC riffs, but when you can't wrap your head around creativity, exploration, experimentation, or any other genres of music besides hard rock then you really need to take a good hard look at yourself and figure out what went wrong.
"Hip to be square wave" There's a T-shirt right there Pete. Genius :)
Capt. Lee, please go and buy a harmonizer pedal - that is where the synth sounds are at for me!
Peter Y Enzo & Hedra holding hands and skipping together
Lee has the same reaction that the folks who disliked electric guitar when it begun to appear...
Big Tory energy
This sounds like when you've been watching youtube too long.
The Enzo sounds like a fun pedal. Just imagine the layering you can pull off for ambient riffs
Jeremiah Duggan, I own the Enzo and when you label the secondary functions it’s amazing tool. It’s for real an instrument on into own. It’s does have a learning curve. Super fun! It’s going to be with me a long time. Cheers.
Hey you still feel the same about your enzo I've really been trigger happy on one but I'm tryin to be patient but I love ambient and instrumental music is dad best
"These synth pedals track badly" (ignoring Sensitivity control). Smh.
For anyone wondering, the car pictured is a 1971 Buick Riviera. Do I get a free shirt or something for figuring that out?
Really? I don't know my cars, but doesn't the fact that they called the pedal "Enzo" lead you anywhere else? Or are 22 other people really whacked out by your subtle joke?
@@williamcampbell7387 Actually not joking, take a look at the picture and the marketing material on their website, it's straight up a '71 riviera. Really strange they allude to Enzo Ferrari and use a big american boat of a car for the pictures. I actually did a bit of research to find the actual year, based on the revisions of the front bumper.
I yield to your superior knowledge. I recall seeing the Riviera for the first time at one of my Little League games back in the '60's. Loved its look, especially the louvered head lights (which as I recall swung away). One has to wonder at the name/photo choice.
Enzo owner here. Changed my perspective completely. You really have to accept that the pedal becomes the instrument, you’re just using the guitar to tell it what notes to play. If you go in to it knowing that, it’s easier to accept these synth pedals as what they are... synths.
Exactly. I play synths, not guitar, through my synth pedals
Such a disgraceful display towards the developers who worked so hard on these products. Especially at the end. I proudly smashed the dislike button.
theyre fools.
Glad pete appreciates the enzo. So frickin cool
Loved this video and Pete's positive attitude and open mind towards creating music.
Funny, I far preferred the EHX to the Keeley for exactly the same reasons Pete *didn’t* .
The EHX sounds like a proper synthesizer, whereas the Keeley sounds more like a farty, glitchy fuzz pedal with a dying battery!
I agree!
I would like the keeley, but that's not synth. The ehx and meris would be big fun. The new boss sy1 is very good too.
JazzzRockFuzion bass or chapman stick bass
Pedals like these are great for opening up creativity and exploring new ideas, they aren't for every song or all the time. I had a EH Ravish Sitar pedal for a while and only used it now and then, but when I did it was a real change and made me think differently about playing. I would definitely add a pedal like these again just so I can have a freak out now and then. Also, I did think it was pretty disrespectful to tip the pedals on the floor like that at the end, these are made by small companies who put their heart and soul into them. That was unnecessary.
Who knew the captain was such a Luddite.
You've usually gotta play on the rhythm pickup when using synth pedals. He was using the lead pickup which will tend to make the synth not track as well and make that glitch sound.
If they had only read the fricken directions.......sometimes Lee is a closed minded child.
OMG Pete. Just amazing the way you can dive into a new sound and make it yours.
You need to dive into Meris! Such an amzing company
I feel like you gotta not play your guitar like a normal guitar when you use these pedals. I think you can get some great sounds out of synth pedals
You tried, Pete, you tried.
I wonder what happens if you add the Korg Miku in the chain :D
It's in there. But due to its latency issues you haven't heard it yet.
Kurt Rosenwinkel's regular guitar sound is one of the best synthlike guitar sounds I've heard. Basically just uses a compressor and an EHX octave pedal (it's either the POG or HOG, think he's used both). Makes his guitar sound somewhere between a synth and a woodwind.
Totally second this. Jazz guitarists following that path have become the norm I think, and tbh those are the processed sounds I like the most. Kurt's attack-less sound is great, I'd love to see more pedal demos diving into jazz/fusion territories
Vanguard448 he used to play around the corner from where we are in a now closed jazz club. Along with closed guitar stores and Tower Records, Borders, FYE there’s nothing left!!! Major city. Parking lots, Apt’s, restaurants and pharmacies. #bigcitybecameboring.
Good call! Yeah, he used mainly a HOG, I think. But even without it, he kinda makes the guitar sound like a saxophone. The guy's brilliant!
It was hard to watch Cappie make those faces in response to the arpeggios of the Enzo. His overtly harsh negative response seems to say, “effects devices should not change the way you approach guitar playing and if they do, they are out of line.”
That Enzo pedal is a nice pedal. Pure happy accidents of creativity.
That enzo is unreal. Sounds so analog. Thats by far the best ever synth pedal made for guitar.
2 years later and that's still true
I don’t know how you did it man but to me the Enzo was one of the pedals
That seemed coolest to me until
I started playing it and reAlized how terrible their execution was.
That 3rd pedal is so confusing and inspiring at the same time!
Just got to the point when Pete told it's price.
Nevermind...
For everyone a little disappointed in this demo... Try watching Stefans from "The pedal Zone" demo on the Enzo. It's truly an amazing pedal. To try and demo it the first time you try it, is a little silly.
Stefan did the demo properly Simon, but you gotta love Pete's enthusiasm!
@@patrickfitzgerald2861 Very true... And I do :) But I think he could have made some pretty cool sounds, if he had just played arround with it a few hours before demoing it. It has a learning curve, like all the Meris products.
@Simon Eskesen I agree. They could have done a better job with the other two pedals as well.
I'd suggest both ThePedalZone and Collector//Emitter for this pedal! ...and aBunchofPedals is also a great channel :)
Or Knobs' demo.
Why so close-minded Lee? Pete was doing some interesting things with the Enzo. I would have listened to him play with these things all day.
@Andertons Music I think the Captain was referring to Queen's "I Want to Break Free" guitar solo having a synth-sound like.
That solo was played on a synth by Fred Mandel, who played keyboards for Queen on tour. These days Brian May just mimics it on guitar.
I liked the sound of the Enzo pedal.
I do wish Lee wasn't so visibly annoyed, though. Would have rather seen Rob in his place, or someone else, even. First time I thought that, too.
Useless Review, but I think Pete should revisitas the Enzo doing a track with an stereo Looper.
Yeah so the tracking isn't perfect, and you can't play chords or fast stuff, but just because you can't play pentatonic blues on something doesn't mean it's not useful to a working guitarist. This type of pedal is so awesome for one guitarist to use to play the lead line or horn lick of a pop song while your keys player plays a pad. It's a shame Lee doesn't get it.
Why they play the same blues lick? I love blues, but guitar is more than that, and music much more. Can you be more creative playing something different? I appreciate all these reviews, but i think you are out of the reach of these pedals. Hendrix created something for a lot of people to replicate, he was the artist the rest is just an imitation. that is why he is in history and we are behind the screen. Sorry i did not like this one.
The toss at the end was 10/10. Lee, you are a treasure.
I think the first two are just filter, fuzz and octave mixtured in one pedal. But Enzo is amazing, sounds like a real synth.
There's ONE great synth pedal. The Boss SY300 is polyphonic and endlessly tweakable. You guys were kinda sniffy about it when it came out. For any traditional, dull blues/shred/hard rock merchant these pedals make NO sense. Try getting a real, committed experimental/electronica guitarist on the channel to demonstrate such things, or just leave it to Knobs.
IMO the Enzo is pretty awesome considering it's half the price of the Boss. And when it comes to synth pedals, Lee's beverage of choice is definitely Haterade Maxx.
It's the only pedal I use (no amp), even for standard guitar sounds, as it has about 20 different overdrive/distortion models in it. Along with some filter and EQ modules, you can get almost every standard guitar sound out it. But I kinda understand why people find it hard to use. You got to know some signal processing to handle it.
The guitar solo Lee was trying to remember was on I Want To Break Free. Very synth-like
Yes, thanks guys for talking me into both the Enzo and Synth 1, great video and cool new sounds !
Awesome video. I want that Enzo pedal real bad.
rupert stratton it’s an awesome pedal.
I'm glad Andertons is FINALLY stocking Meris pedals. Well overdue!
That Enzo is huuuuge. I think you can split the output and I'd go wet-dry with a guitar amp and a synth amp.
I don't think Lee should be allowed to do any more demos/reviews of synth pedals. Side note: I'll take a heavy discount on that scratch & dent Enzo that you guys clearly don't want anyways.
Everyone should appreciate the excellent preparation and research that the team at Anderson’s do. You’ll never see them pouring over the manual for the first time during a video trying to figure out what a pedal does 😂
Got an Enzo a few weeks ago. Love it :D
I love the Captain, but come on. It took him like ten years to start to like fuzz pedals because they were just too much. He can't handle more than Level, Drive, and Tone. You have to treat synth pedals like their own instrument
Not cool. If you’re going to review, at least have an open mind to understand it. You don’t have to like it. Jeezzzz
I think the enzo's poly mode is converting monophonic notes into polyphonic synth sounds.. it's not designed to receive polyphonic/chord input?
I'm relying on memories from the 90s but doesn't the neck pick up give the best tracking results? Happy to be corrected as I just found the wave synth in my Katana.
Thanks for the tip! Somehow I overlooked this, even though I have a BitCommander and a Synth-1. The tracking on the Katana FX is surprisingly good too.
I think Enzo was employed as the composer for "Stranger Things"
The car in the brochure @14:05 is an early 1970s Buick Riviera. What did I win? Is it an ML2 Pro Modern? :D
One of the coolest video's in ages. New idea for a series: Pete's weird pedal trips and a lot of smoke and weird lighting. Could watch that for hours 😀
Damn, I'd love to hear anybody who actually understands what the basic synth settings of "attack" and "filter" are try these out with Pete instead. So much potential just lost in the breeze.
Wicked fun video; did you ever figure out the make & model of the car in the fold out?
Man the Enzo is way cool. I wish it had more dedicated knobs instead of multi function buttons. They always confuse me.
Good idea terrible execution. Couldn’t stand how user unfriendly it was. Returned it after like a month.
Keep doing more of these videos until Lee gets a taste for them.
Lee's whining was a little disruptive. We get it! All you care about is overdrives and blues tones, sheesh.
I really enjoyed this, definitely not the sort of pedals to just switch on and get an instant sound out of, but with a drum machine and a looper y I u could have all kinds of fun
OMG no Lee, no! If you have to throw away the Enzo like that, post it to me instead, I know how to take care of it 😂
May explain why the Synth-1 purchased from Andertons came scuffed!
These are not supposed to be used like a normal pedal. They are intended to vastly alter what your guitar does.so playing normal licks and saying they are useless is doing both the pedal and yourself a disservice.
Perfect casting: Lee is losing the will to live and Pete is running around in the sweet shop
I loved this video not gonna lie😂
So many possibilities with those pedals... love em
I have the SYnth and the enzo and. they are incredible versatile, not just to fool around like these guys but creating very complex textures, specially the Enzo accepting MIDI and have so many presets and ways of control it
How about when testing pedals with Pete, Lee keeps his hands off from the knobs? Let the master show us!
you should've included the digitech Dirty Robot, i've been eyeballing that one for a long time
These are all interesting. The Synth-1 clearly has some insane fuzz tones hiding in there & the Enzo is basically the pedal I've been waiting for all my life. As a guitarist & a synth player, I'd say go into it knowing that one is not the other; you wouldn't want to hear a synth player rip a blues riff on a keyboard.
When you want to play electronic music but don't have a keyboard player....
As a guy who actually uses some of these pedals… I will say it depends on how you use them it’s almost like another instrument but if you dive into it long enough, it will inspire you to of make things that you wouldn’t consider doing. That being said, if you’re an old school person who just likes plugging right into an amp. Might not be for you
I honestly started this video feeling like Lee at the end of the video and ended it feeling like Pete, I genuinely wish the Enzo was a bit more affordable, closer to £200 maybe, so I could justify owning one. It would not exactly be my most used pedal but damn I'm getting excited at some of the sounds coming out of it and it's the kind of thing you could just play with when feeling uninspired to come up with a new song.
Cap's getting lots of mileage out of that "I hate tech" shtick. So who wants to buy some broken synth pedals from Andertons ?
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Its not like im not falling asleep to captain playing the slow blues 5780 time.
Obviously its an older model of that yellow thingie. In the arpeggio mode, it plays the Sweet child o mine and that song came out ages ago
Synth pedals are great. I use an ehx synth9 it’s cracking.
Yep, add some delay and reverb and its great!
You are trying to sell these pedals, right?
The Enzo is AMAZING!
This is just great for alternative sounds (real alternative, not that charts bs).
Really inspiring!
To see what can actually be done with the Enzo Omeris pedal, check out The Pedal Zone's demo video. It's beautiful.
God I need these. These fit perfectly with the music I make
Really loved the funk lick at the beginning that Pete played, all it needs is a falsetto Prince voice , owwwwww
I bet Pete could pull off the Lucky Man solo on that Moogy one given a little practice. Who doesn’t want a Moog ladder filter in a guitar pedal that tracks decently? The Meris pedal is a monster as well. Cap needs to go spend some time in the Synth Dept of his own damn store and learn something instead of acting like a smartass.
I bought the Roland GR55 Synth 4 years ago. I find I get it out about twice a year, spend more time flicking through all the sounds than actually playing it. If your in a covers band without a keyboard player it could earn its keep I suppose ;0p